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ermine

white winter fur of the stoat, usually with black tips or "spots", restricted to nobility and high clergy and frequently used in ceremonial clothing
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Summary

ermine is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[1]

Key Facts

  • Mustela erminea is named after ermine[2].
  • ermine is made of fur[3].
  • ermine is a type of fine fell[4].
  • ermine's Commons category is recorded as Ermine (clothing)[5].
  • ermine's described by source is recorded as The Dictionary of Fashion History[6].
  • ermine's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[7].
  • ermine's natural product of taxon is recorded as Mustela erminea[8].
  • ermine's different from is recorded as ermine[9].

Body

Definition and Type

ermine is a type of fine fell[4].

Origins

Mustela erminea is named after ermine[2].

Influence

Things named for ermine include Hermelín[10].

Why It Matters

ermine is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[1]

Entities named for ermine include Hermelín[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . The Dictionary of Fashion History. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
    Described by source → The Dictionary of Fashion History, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    Subclass of → —
    Named after → Mustela erminea
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